Kingman, Arizona climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kingman's normal year runs from 30°F December nights to 99°F July afternoons, with 8.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.0°C, December lows of −1°C, July highs of 37°C, 203 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKingman Airport
- Station IDUSW00093167
- Location35.26°N 113.93°W
- Elevation3,420 ft (1,042 m)
- Population35,383
On October 14, the normal high in Kingman is 80°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 9%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kingman.
- Jan 57° 31°
- Feb 61° 33°
- Mar 67° 38°
- Apr 75° 43°
- May 85° 53°
- Jun 95° 62°
- Jul 99° 70°
- Aug 97° 69°
- Sep 91° 60°
- Oct 79° 48°
- Nov 66° 37°
- Dec 56° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Kingman each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 99°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.04 in), the least in May (0.08 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 31°F | 44.2°F | 0.98 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| February | 61°F | 33°F | 47.0°F | 1.04 | 5 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 67°F | 38°F | 52.7°F | 0.59 | 3 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 43°F | 59.1°F | 0.46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 53°F | 68.8°F | 0.08 | 1 | 10 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 95°F | 62°F | 78.7°F | 0.11 | 1 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 99°F | 70°F | 84.3°F | 0.86 | 5 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 97°F | 69°F | 83.1°F | 0.88 | 5 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 91°F | 60°F | 75.6°F | 0.96 | 4 | 18 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 48°F | 63.6°F | 0.74 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 37°F | 51.3°F | 0.62 | 2 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 30°F | 42.9°F | 0.68 | 4 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 48°F | 62.6°F | 8.00 | 40 | 114 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −1°C | 6.8°C | 25 mm |
| February | 16°C | 1°C | 8.3°C | 26 mm |
| March | 20°C | 3°C | 11.5°C | 15 mm |
| April | 24°C | 6°C | 15.1°C | 12 mm |
| May | 29°C | 12°C | 20.4°C | 2 mm |
| June | 35°C | 17°C | 25.9°C | 3 mm |
| July | 37°C | 21°C | 29.1°C | 22 mm |
| August | 36°C | 21°C | 28.4°C | 22 mm |
| September | 33°C | 16°C | 24.2°C | 24 mm |
| October | 26°C | 9°C | 17.6°C | 19 mm |
| November | 19°C | 3°C | 10.7°C | 16 mm |
| December | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 17 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093167; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Kingman?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (1).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093167.
When is the last frost in Kingman?
In Kingman, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 21 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 220 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 256 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 6 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kingman in zone 9a in ZIP code 86413, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Kingman's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (22 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arizona · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00093167; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Kingman?
In a normal year in Kingman, 114 days a year reach 90°F (32 of them 100°F or more), 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 40 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 114a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 40a normal year
The highest temperature in Kingman's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1901) is 114°F, on July 15, 2023; the lowest is 4°F, on January 29, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1919, with 21.22 in; the snowiest season is 1932–33, with 22.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093167; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record IGMthr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Kingman, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 44°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 48°F; the driest air comes in December (22°F). June is the windiest month (11.3 mph on average), and June has the most clear or nearly clear hours (97%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°F | 45% | 27% | 8.0 mph | 84% | 10% |
| February | 25°F | 42% | 26% | 9.2 mph | 79% | 14% |
| March | 25°F | 32% | 19% | 10.1 mph | – | – |
| April | 26°F | 24% | 14% | 10.9 mph | – | – |
| May | 29°F | 19% | 12% | 10.9 mph | – | – |
| June | 34°F | 17% | 12% | 11.3 mph | 97% | 1% |
| July | 48°F | 29% | 20% | 9.9 mph | 91% | 2% |
| August | 48°F | 33% | 21% | 8.9 mph | 92% | 2% |
| September | 34°F | 28% | 16% | 8.5 mph | 94% | 2% |
| October | 27°F | 34% | 20% | 8.0 mph | 92% | 4% |
| November | 22°F | 41% | 25% | 7.6 mph | 88% | 9% |
| December | 22°F | 48% | 30% | 7.4 mph | 83% | 12% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093167. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is Kingman?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kingman, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (95%) and December the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.1 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 86% | 5.6 |
| April | 89% | 7.0 |
| May | 91% | 7.9 |
| June | 95% | 8.5 |
| July | 86% | 7.2 |
| August | 88% | 6.8 |
| September | 91% | 6.0 |
| October | 90% | 4.8 |
| November | 88% | 3.5 |
| December | 81% | 2.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Kingman need?
A normal year in Kingman brings 3,013 heating degree days, 44% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,174 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,325 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 646 | 0 |
| February | 505 | 0 |
| March | 382 | 2 |
| April | 202 | 25 |
| May | 54 | 172 |
| June | 2 | 413 |
| July | 0 | 600 |
| August | 0 | 560 |
| September | 7 | 327 |
| October | 116 | 73 |
| November | 413 | 2 |
| December | 683 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,013 | 2,174 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093167. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Kingman been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 64.7°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.6°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.1°F | +1.5°F | 9.88 |
| 2022 | 63.1°F | +0.5°F | 7.49 |
| 2023 | 62.1°F | −0.5°F | 9.65 |
| 2024 | 64.7°F | +2.1°F | 4.84 |
| 2025 | 64.7°F | +2.1°F | 6.52 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00093167. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Kingman's climate compare?
Kingman is warmer than 40 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Arizona, and wetter than 23. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.6°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kingman is BWk: cold desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Kingman share this climate record?
11 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- New Kingman-Butler, AZ14,281 people · 4 mi W
- Valle Vista, AZ2,376 people · 11 mi N
- Walnut Creek, AZ581 people · 14 mi SW
- So-Hi, AZ513 people · 12 mi W
- Lazy Y U, AZ410 people · 9 mi S
- Hackberry, AZ334 people · 13 mi NE
- Clacks Canyon, AZ182 people · 8 mi W
- Pinion Pines, AZ154 people · 8 mi S
- Antares, AZ140 people · 13 mi NE
- Pine Lake, AZ32 people · 12 mi S
- McConnico, AZ0 people · 11 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Kingman's climate
What is the coldest month in Kingman?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (99°F by day, 70°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Kingman?
February, with 1.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 0.08 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kingman in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kingman in zone 9a in ZIP code 86413, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Kingman's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Kingman?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kingman in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Arizona climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Yucca, AZ29 miles from this station, 68.4°F a year
- Diamond M Ranch, AZ32 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Bullhead City, AZ37 miles from this station, 74.2°F a year
- Laughlin, NV37 miles from this station, 74.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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